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Adam Simpson’s message to his West Coast charges ahead of the unprecedented 2020 season is simple — there is a premiership here to be won.

The Eagles, who are only behind reigning premiers Richmond in the betting to claim the flag, have to start their journey to a fifth flag in the foreign conditions of a Gold Coast hub for up to a month.

All-Australian ruckman Nic Naitanui said the Eagles don’t care where they need to go, they just want to hit the field.

“We’re used to travelling. We spend half the year in hotels anyway, so it’s nothing too dissimilar,” Naitanui told Talking Footy.

“Simmo was clear to us the other week. He said to us there’s a chance for a flag to be won, albeit it might have a little asterisk next to it because there is not as many games and whatnot.

“He’s a real competitor and he wants to win. So he said ‘you know what, the sooner we can get up there and play footy, who cares what else happens in between that’.”

Naitanui, who has played just 35 games in the past four seasons including missing the 2018 premiership win due to knee injuries, said stepping away from the football club had not had an impact on his fitness.

“I am ready to go,” he said.

“I have been good, my training partners over the last two months have been guys like Jamie Cripps and Liam Duggan, all these little small runners.

“They’ve been making me work which has been good.”

And his preparation is only going to keep getting better if yesterday’s training session was anything to go by, with Naitanui working alongside their best midfielders in Tim Kelly, Luke Shuey, Andrew Gaff and Elliot Yeo.